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Going up... Lifetime on the hips Hula Hoops make most of us think of innocent fun, but their real story is actually a web of lies, betrayal and intrigue. The woman behind them, Joan Anderson, was cheated out of a fortune, and now she’s spoken about it for new documentary, Hula Girl. Joan’s still doing it, BTW, age 94.

Tusk master You’re probably bored with people asking how you’ll be celebrating, because National Stationery Week is – needless to say – upon us once again. Just in time, Eric The Memo Elephant is available to buy... use him for reminders and lists, and then – like him – never forget.

Going down... Firewall Turns out that “Dragon” is one of the most commonly used passwords in the world... and it has appeared in the top 20 consistently for the last seven years. Baffling. Although that would mean it started happening in 2011, the same year as Game Of Thrones first aired.

Exhibitionists The Museum of Selfies has just opened in – no prizes – LA, and the language that’s being used to try to justify that is hilarious.

It “explores the history and cultural phenomenon”, apparently, which almost sounds serious and art-like, if you squint. Oh and it’s an “interactive museum” – i.e. you can take selfies there.